Warner announces retirement from ODI and Test cricket

While Warner’s retirement from the longer format was imminent, the batter said he will be quiting ODIs too, to help the team move on in the format.

David Warner speaks during a press conference ahead of the third Test match between Australia and Pakistan. | Photo Credit: AFP

Australia opener David Warner said on Monday he had decided to call time on his One-Day Internationals (ODI) and Test careers to spend more time with his family.

The 37-year-old, a key member of the Australia team that won the ODI World Cup for the sixth time in India last year, will play his 112th and final test against Pakistan at his home, Sydney Cricket Ground, starting on Wednesday.

“I said at the World Cup that I wanted to get through that, but I’ve decided to also announce my retirement from that format,” Warner told reporters at the Sydney Cricket Ground. “It’ll help the one-day team move along a bit ... but if they need me, they know where I am.”

Warner scored 22 centuries and 6,932 runs at an average of 45.30 over 161 ODIs after his debut in January 2009, winning two World Cups in the format.